Chapter 13 #3
“He’s the one from Kansas City. I’m afraid to say he’s much more dangerous than just an old one, Lake.
For our entire lives, we’ve heard of those who…
take what they shouldn’t, to gain more power.
Lucas and I are old, and our ancestors’ blood flows through our veins.
That makes us very powerful. If someone were lucky enough to kill us, they’d be able to siphon off some of our strengths.
Of course, there are other beings we could take from and gather power from, but it has been outlawed for centuries.
Which is why we were hesitant to approach Laikyn, even though we thought she was our…
anyway, that is in the past. Vampires have one shot at finding our Hearts Love.
Many settle for something close, but with us, it is one woman for both of us.
We know now that there is only one woman who will complete us.
” He turned sad eyes away from me, but I’d seen the longing.
Pity, for the brothers had me understanding their plight. “What did you find out, other than he was the same being? Can you track him before he attacks again?”
Damien flicked an imaginary piece of lint from his white shirt. “Leave him to us. We will handle the problem.”
I growled. “Listen, while I appreciate you and your brother rushing here and your offer of assistance, the fact remains, this is now pack business. We need to know how to fight this new threat.”
Lucas’s eyes turned an eerie red, like the one Laikyn had shown us in her mind. “You are like him,” she whispered, hand flying to her mouth.
“We are nothing like him, yet we are similar, which is why you must leave him to us. You want to help, then stay out of our way. This is council business. We’ve already reported what you showed us to our father, who is the Vampire King.”
“Well, fuck me runnin’,” I swore.
“What? Now that you know you’re dealing with royalty, are you going to treat us with respect?” Laughter lit the man’s eyes.
If we’d met at a different time and under different circumstances, I might have liked the man. “I don’t think we’d have hung out in the same circles, but I would have hired you to pimp my ride or something,” Damien said.
I moved Laikyn beside me, freeing up my right hand. “Sit and spin, boys. We done here?” I raised my middle finger.
Lucas shook his head. “See, I told you I liked him.”
“That’s because he’s more like you.” Damien pushed at Lucas’s shoulder.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Lucas asked.
While the two brothers went about a shoving match, I stared at my mate. “Let’s leave the two dickheads to fight it out. I need to be balls deep inside you.”
Two masculine groans met my words. “Inside voice,” they muttered, followed by heavy sighs. “TMI” was shouted by Damien and Lucas in unison.
“Damn, I was just getting ready to shake the shit out of you,” Xan said, standing next to the large bed, a worried frown on his face.
I stared at Laikyn, who lay next to me. “How the hell did we end up here?”
The two vampires sat in chairs across the room.
Xan shrugged his massive shoulders. “After about fifteen minutes of y’all standing around looking like you were in the zone, I got a little freaked, and lifted you up first, put you here, then placed Laikyn next to you.
I felt a little bad for the Cordells, so I sat them down.
Breezy promised me she’d give me a treat later, so all’s good. No need to thank me.”
Laikyn sat up, rubbing her eyes. “Do I want to know?” I explained to her how we’d ended up in bed, leaving out the thank you Xan was expecting from his mate.
Damien and Lucas both popped out of the chairs in fighting stances. Damien spoke first. “What the hell? How long were we gone?”
“About thirty minutes.” Breezy looked at the clock on the wall, then nodded.
“Times a wasting. He’s probably already out hunting. I’d say what he did depleted his reserves. It takes great strength to move a person without their help or consent. Which means there will be a body count. We can track him by those, or we can go hunting. I vote for hunting,” Lucas said.
“The vision you showed us? That was your home, or at least the woods near your family home?” Damien asked Laikyn.
Laikyn bit her lip, nodding. “I haven’t lived there in a couple of years, but yeah. My parents have a home in Florida, but they still come back often since they own the property and the house here. They always hoped I’d move back here.”
I kept my anger at the thought of her living out there all alone to myself.
“We will go there now and see if he’s there or has been there.
” Lucas held his hand up. “If you go with us, he will feel your presence and run. He will think we are checking up on him and think to one-up us. Believe me, we’ve faced vampires like him. ”
I understood what they were saying, but having others out protecting my pack and defending my mate grated.
I wanted to be the one to rip this vampire’s throat out with my teeth.
“The Council will want him to face them. I can’t allow you to kill him outright unless he actually harms you or your mate.
I know he did do that.” He pointed at the healed wound.
“But he could have killed her. Instead, he was trying to capture her. Believe me when I say this being is not one to play with. Allow us to handle him, and when the time comes to see his death, I will petition you to be there.”
“If he threatens my mate, or any of my pack, I will kill him. Your Council be damned.” I stood from the bed.
Damien inclined his head. In a blink, he and Lucas were gone.
“Well, that is some freaky ass shit,” Lyric gasped.
“You can say that again,” Rowan agreed.